Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019

Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran Publisher Pubmed

Aghili M^{1, 2} ; Jafari F¹ ; Vand Rajabpoor M³

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1. Radiation Oncology Research Center, Iran Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Yas Radiation Oncology Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Cancer Research Center, Iran Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Brachytherapy Published:2020

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Purpose: COVID-19 outbreak is not a short-time crisis, and discontinuing or postponing life-saving treatments is not logical. Brachytherapy is one of the important treatment modalities for some subsites of cancers. Therefore, we decided to consider some of the best feasible brachytherapy regimes during the pandemic. Methods and Materials: We considered brachytherapy guidelines and landmark trials and selected the most efficacious indications of brachytherapy, considering the best regimens to minimize the risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus. Results: We developed appropriate recommendations amid the COVID-19 pandemic for brachytherapy management of cervical, endometrial, breast, prostate, head and neck, and soft-tissue sarcomas. Conclusions: Brachytherapy provides an opportunity for the patients and the physicians during the COVID-19 outbreak; it can retain the patient's chance for treatment while limiting the chance of exposure and transmission of infection. © 2020 American Brachytherapy Society

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MLA	Aghili M, Jafari F, Vand Rajabpoor M. "Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran." Brachytherapy, vol. 19, no. 4, 2020, pp. 412-414.
APA	Aghili M, Jafari F, Vand Rajabpoor M (2020). Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran. Brachytherapy, 19(4), 412-414.
Chicago	Aghili M, Jafari F, Vand Rajabpoor M. "Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran." Brachytherapy 19, no. 4 (2020): 412-414.
Harvard	Aghili M, Jafari F, Vand Rajabpoor M (2020) 'Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran', Brachytherapy, 19(4), pp. 412-414.
Vancouver	Aghili M, Jafari F, Vand Rajabpoor M. Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran. Brachytherapy. 2020;19(4):412-414.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Aghili M and Jafari F and Vand Rajabpoor M}, title = {Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran}, journal = {Brachytherapy}, volume = {19}, number = {4}, pages = {412-414}, year = {2020} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Aghili M AU - Jafari F AU - Vand Rajabpoor M TI - Brachytherapy During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Lessons From Iran JO - Brachytherapy VL - 19 IS - 4 SP - 412 EP - 414 PY - 2020 ER -

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